White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said acting CIA director Gina Haspel "wanted to do everything she could do protect the agency" when she offered to withdraw her nomination to permanently lead the agency.

President Trump joked about one day being immortalized on the iconic Mount Rushmore National Memorial located in South Dakota. Trump made the comment during an appearance in Youngstown, Ohio in July 2017.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo gave an opening statement during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of State on April 12, 2018 in which he described who he was and what he hoped to do if he took on the new role.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced that this year will be his last one in Congress, and that he will retire in January. He said he counts his time as speaker as one of the two "greatest honors of my life."

During his remarks for the 2018 White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, President Trump told the crowd, "Nothing is ever easy, but we have never had an economy like we have right now. And we're going to make it bigger and better and stronger."

President Donald Trump welcomed families to the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 2, 2018, commenting on the "perfect weather" before festivities got underway. Donald Trump Jr. helped his daughter roll an egg during one leg of the event.

After threatening to veto it, President Trump revealed that he would sign the omnibus bill passed by Congress late Thursday, noting that he was "unhappy" about "a lot of things" in the bill but that he'd approve it for "national security" reasons.

President Donald Trump's White House is threatened by allegations from his past, with court cases looming from an adult film star, a former Playboy model and a reality show contestant. Trump has denied accusations from all three women.